Progress is a thing that has to happen everywhere sooner or later. Now it’s Lewiston’s turn to transform generations of memories into shopping, green space and modern housing.
Mark LaFlamme
Staff Writer
Mark LaFlamme is a Sun Journal reporter and weekly columnist. He's been on the nighttime police beat since 1994, which is just grand because he doesn't like getting out of bed before noon. Mark is the author of eight published novels and rides a dual sport motorcycle everywhere he goes. Unless it's winter, in which case he just sulks a lot.
So vivid it must be real
Several people who wrote us with their dreams insist that sometimes the action gets so wild in there, they wish they could record their dreams and turn them into blockbuster movies. But we all know how it is. Dreams are slippery things and near impossible to control. “I often have dreams that wake me up […]
My truck is ready to go in case war breaks out…. or a bull
You shouldn’t have Some incredibly nice person sent me a note along with a significant amount of cash to help with my truck repairs. The gesture is unbelievably kind and it’s another sign that there are still plenty of good people left in the world. The problem is that I’m extremely uncomfortable accepting money from […]
Killer broccoli? Missing teeth? Two-timing Tom Brady? Your wild dreams and what they mean. Maybe.
Experts say readers’ dreams can reveal insights, but the meaning is often elusive.
Twin Cities celebrate Christmas
Snow adds festive air to Lewiston and Auburn events
Break-in reported at Lewiston House of Pizza
LEWISTON — Someone cut phone lines and entered the Lewiston House of Pizza on Lincoln Street on Friday morning. Restaurant employees discovered the break-in when they arrived for work. Police were called about 9 a.m. and detectives collected evidence. It was not immediately clear what was taken in the burglary. The business was operating later […]
Man arrested, deputy injured in Canton scuffle
Shane Edwards charged with assault and obstruction of justice.
Police investigating after children, ages 4 and 2, swallow pot
LEWISTON — Police said Thursday they were investigating after two children swallowed edible marijuana earlier this week at Hillview Apartments. Officers said the children, 4 and 2 years old, were taken by ambulance to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston at about 4:15 p.m. Monday. The children were reportedly suffering symptoms after ingesting the drugs […]
Bull runs amok in Auburn
The cattle driver, a plow truck driver, a farmer and police eventually corralled the bovine into the trailer.